My finger is going to get another blister soon, and a new calloused portion will form. Try this: hold your bow between your index finger and thumb only, and then draw it up and down the string, pressing hard on both fingers to produce a rich sound. Be careful not to drop the bow. Actually it’s about moments, balancing the bow and applying the right amount of force about the pivot. You’ll know you got the right technique when your arms feel very relaxed and the tone sounds good. I’ve only achieved that state of enlightenment around 10 times.

Now I can do all I wanted to do the past few months, and start planning for next year. I’m so free I don’t even know where to start.

An interesting fact: today is Friday the 13th November. It was also Friday the 13th in February and March 2009. In fact, February, March and November 2009 have the same days of dates (you get what I mean…).